Tardy Policy

2018-2019 NORTH COBB TARDY POLICY

Updated 7-20-2018

UNEXCUSED TARDY TO SCHOOL for 1st block/homeroom (per semester)
1st – 5th Tardy to School
Warning and parent contacted by school automated call system
6th Tardy to School
Administrative referral - Parent contact, 1 administrative after school detention & loss of parking for 45 days
12th Tardy to School
Administrative referral – Parent contact, 1 day ISS, loss of parking for rest of semester & referral to Social Worker
18th Tardy to School
Administrative referral – Parent contact, 2 days of ISS & Social Worker notification
24th & increments of 6 Tardy to School
Administrative Referral – Parent contact, 3 days of ISS & Social Worker notification - (Also code as G-4)
ADMINISTRATIVE AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION – Each week Monday – Thursday 3:45 – 4:45 PM UNEXCUSED TARDY TO CLASS for 2nd, 3rd and 4th blocks (per semester)
1st Class Tardy
Teacher warning about being late to class – mark T in Synergy attendance
2nd Class Tardy
Teacher warning about being late to class and next tardy to class will result in call home – mark T in Synergy attendance
3rd Class Tardy
Teacher warning & parent notification of 3rd tardy to class and that 4th class tardy will result in teacher detention – mark T in Synergy attendance
4th Class Tardy
Teacher assigned detention & parent notification for 4th tardy to class and that 5th class tardy will result in an administrative referral – teacher to mark T in Synergy attendance
5th Class Tardy
Administrative referral - 1 administrative after school detention assigned & parent notification with warning that 6th class tardy will result in another administrative referral with 1 day of ISS being assigned
6th Class Tardy
Administrative referral - 1 day of ISS assigned & parent notification of ISS with warning that all further class tardies will result in an administrative referral for each with 2 days of ISS being assigned
7th Class Tardy and Above
Administrative Referral – 2 days of ISS & parent notification of ISS with warning that all further class tardies will result in an administrative referral for each with 2 days of ISS being assigned (Also code G-4)
ABSENCE POLICY
EXCUSED ABSENCES – Students must turn in absence note to Attendance Office within 3 days of returning.
The Georgia Board of Ed. states that students may excused from school for the following reasons:
- medical doctor/dentist/psychologist/psychiatrist.
- personally ill and when attendance in school would endanger their health or the health of others.
- serious illness or death of an immediate family member.
- special and recognized religious holiday observed by their faith.
- mandated by order of a governmental agency.
- conditions rendering school attendance impossible or hazardous to their health or safety.
- registration to vote (not to exceed one day).
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES - If a student is absent from school and doesn’t turn in an excuse note within 3 days of returning and/or if a student is absent from school due to reason that is not stated above by the Georgia Board of Ed., the absence is considered an unexcused absence.